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Vocabulary Quiz #12

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because Anna is quite wealthy, she sends her children to the area’s most ________ school.

a)

uncouth

b)

elite

c)

obstinate

2.

Unfortunately, many teenagers will ________ their peers and make them feel unwanted for the silliest reasons.

a)

ostracize

b)

sneer

c)

swagger

3.

Teams who ________ into an opponent’s gym feel very confident in their ability to win the competition

a)

ostracize

b)

sneer

c)

swagger

4.

The man who lives next to me is an unpleasant ________ who disagrees with everyone in the neighborhood.

a)

bigot

b)

embezzler

c)

perjurer

5.

That newspaper reporter is a ________ and is well-known for creating false articles about celebrities in order to increase her newspaper’s sales.

a)

embezzler

b)

slanderer

c)

hypocrite

6.

That student is a ________ because he always tricks our substitute teachers into letting us leave class before the bell rings.

a)

manipulator

b)

slanderer

c)

bigot

7.

My big brother is such a ________. He tells me not to drink soft drinks because they are so unhealthy, but he drinks at least two of them every day.

a)

slanderer

b)

embezzler

c)

hypocrite

8.

The waiter was fired after he was overheard treating customers in a ________ manner.

a)

elite

b)

lofty

c)

curt

9.

During the game, the annoying fan did nothing but ________ about his team’s huge lead.

a)

gloat

b)

ostracize

c)

unruly

10.

The ________ odor of the dead mouse could be smelled all over the house.

a)

curt

b)

repulsive

c)

insubordinate

11.

The ________ drug company lied about the benefits of its new medicine.

a)

repulsive

b)

unscrupulous

c)

impudent

12.

Although the little boy knew he was wrong, he was too ________ to apologize to his parents.

a)

imperious

b)

repulsive

c)

obstinate

13.

The principal had to be called to calm the ________ students who were throwing paper airplanes and running all around the classroom.

a)

unruly

b)

elite

c)

lofty

14.

(adj.) domineering; overbearing; like a dictator

a)

elite

b)

imperious

c)

impudent

15.

(adj.) proud; superior; towering

a)

lofty

b)

uncouth

c)

unseemly

16.

(v.) give a scornful look; to mock or belittle; disdain

a)

ostracize

b)

swagger

c)

sneer

17.

(n.) one who steals funds

a)

bigot

b)

embezzler

c)

slanderer

18.

(n.) one who interferes without being asked

a)

meddler

b)

perjurer

c)

hypocrite

19.

(n.) one who deliberately tells lies

a)

embezzler

b)

meddler

c)

perjurer

20.

(adj.) rash; rude; disrespectful; brazen; impertinent

a)

blameworthy

b)

repulsive

c)

impudent

21.

(adj.) crude; not well-mannered; awkward; unrefined

a)

uncouth

b)

obstinate

c)

lofty

22.

(adj.) not proper or decent; inappropriate; offensive; vulgar

a)

obstinate

b)

unseemly

c)

repulsive

23.

(adj.) deserving blame; being at fault

a)

blameworthy

b)

curt

c)

imperious

24.

(adj.) not obeying authority; defiant

a)

uncouth

b)

blameworthy

c)

insubordinate

25.

(adj.) resistant; uncontrollable

a)

rebellious

b)

unseemly

c)

elite